Stove-pipe thimble and flue-stopper



(No Model.)

F. J. KARLESKIND.

STOVE PIPE THIMBLE AND FLUE STOPPER.

N0. 302,Z61. Patented July 22, 1884.

Uni-ran STATES ATFNT @rrrcre FRANK J. KARLESKIND, OFST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

STOVE-PIPE THIMBLE AND FLUE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,261, dated July 22,1884:. Application filed Novcmberb, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK J. KARLESKIND, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in Stove- Pipe Thimbles and Flue-Stoppers,of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in some particulars of the stove-pipethimble and fluestopper for which. Letters Patent were granted me in theUnited States May 1, 1883, No. 276,597.

My present invention relates, first, in casting or providing the thimbleproper--viz., the metal sleeve that fits snugly in the chimneyflue-witha trough or chamber, by means whereof the drippin gs of water, soot, andother impurities in the flue can be kept back and retained below thesection of the stove-pipe inserted in said thimble, thus preventing thesaid impurities from having egress into the room, disfiguring the wallsof the same, &c.

My invention relates, secondly, to the projection, stud, or lug on theflue-stopper fitted to engage an opening in the stove-pipe, preventingit from moving in or out of the flue, or having play. This does notprevent the Stovepipe from being properly seated in the thimble andconnected with the chimneyflue.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in'the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the stovepipethimble and its rear plate. Fig. 2 is a central sectional elevation ofthe stove-pipe thimble and the front and rear plates with stopperbetween, as the said parts appear when attached to the wall andchimney-flue; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing a detail of thestopper, pin, and pipe.

A A are the front and rear plates constituting the frame or housing inwhich the self-closing stopper B operates, the said named parts beingthe same as shown and described in my patent above referred to.

G is the thimble or metal sleeve that fits snugly in the chimney-flue.It is this thimble, which heretofore consisted only of an opencylindricalsleeve, that I have cast or pro vided with a trough orchamber, 0, to catch the drippings of water, soot, &c., and prevent samefrom getting between the joint of the stove-pipe and thimble. The troughc is shown (see Figs. 1 and 2) as forming part of and being at thebottom of the sleeve or thimble 0, the bottom trough extending below theplane or hearing at 0', upon which the stovepipe rests when inserted insaid thimble.

More specifically stated, the trough consists of two opposite sides, abottom and front face, all projecting or cast below the truecircumference of the metal sleeve or thimble, as indi'cated in Figs. 1and 2. The front face, 0 of the trough is beveled or made slanting, (seeFig. 2,) for the better extraction or re moval of the deposits out ofthe trough and front of the thimble when the stove-pipe is removed. Thetrough also has a central rib, 0 extending longitudinally'the length ofthe trough, to better accommodate and form a support for the stove-pipe,according to the distance the same is seated in thethimble or made toenter the flue. The trough or chamber c prevents the drippings of wateror fluid impurities from leaking into the room or trickling down thewall thereof, and in great measure serves as a receptacle in which saidimpurities can be prevented from reaching and passing out between thejoint of the parts.

The stopper B, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, has a projection or pin, 1), anda corresponding open ing, b, is made in the stove-pipe, when same hasbeen properly measured or fitted in its place in the thimble or flue.The engagement of the pin 1) in the opening I) of the stove-pipeprevents the latter from play and keeps it steadily supported.

hat I claim is 1. In a Stovepipe thimble and flue-stopper, thecombination of the stopper B, having pin 1), and the stove-pipe havingopening I), substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The stove-pipe thimble having the cylindrical pipe-section and athickened bottom provided with an open-ended trough, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the thinlble G, hn-v- In testimony of saidinvention I have hereing the cylindrical pipe-section and thickened untoset my hand. bottom at 0, provided with an open-ended trough, c, withbeveled face at central rib, FRANK J. KARLESKIND. 5 c and stove-pipe, bymeans whereof the latter can be supported and the drippings in the\Vitnesses: flue can be kept below the same, substantially J. L.HORNS'BY, as set forth. SERVAIS SONDAG.

